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a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
agricultural interest groups are adamantly opposed to the bill
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Recent Examples of interest group
The interest group’s website makes clear that credit for the contribution goes to both the donor and AIPAC itself, thereby strengthening its ties with key officials by soliciting donations for them.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
Black women are not an interest group.
—Joy Sewing, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
Hollywood players, Wall Streeters, public interest groups guilds and lawmakers will know, definitively, where to direct their fire.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
The moment bought Clinton a priceless image of willingness to speak truth to the party’s interest groups but came at the price of Jackson’s rage.
—Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
Black women are not an interest group.
—Joy Sewing, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
Hollywood players, Wall Streeters, public interest groups guilds and lawmakers will know, definitively, where to direct their fire.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
The moment bought Clinton a priceless image of willingness to speak truth to the party’s interest groups but came at the price of Jackson’s rage.
—Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest group
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India wants to diversify its sourcing away from China in these sectors, Malik said, adding that shipbuilding and automotive steel are further areas of interest to India.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Prior to her father's death in 1952, Princess Elizabeth lived a relatively quiet life, spending her teen years under the tutelage of her parents and fostering some of the interests that would become lifelong passions.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Tillman has run a conservative pressure group in Illinois working for traditional party goals—lowering taxes, fighting unions, being tough on crime.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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The leader of the Ex-Slave Pension Association was later imprisoned on mail fraud charges, and the organization faded away, while the Eagles became one of the pressure groups that eventually led to Social Security.—
Trevor Jackson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Two in particular drew special interest.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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Very few lobbyists or special interests in Tallahassee gave Gregory a dime.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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